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Singing and topical jokes.
Ed Phillips seems an ambitious chap who has been watching some of the singing comedians of reputation. He does well with his songs, and his jokes went all right on the Roof, but on the road they will need embalming. He registered, strongly with a shimmy number. That gag about the two English soldiers/and the American should go out instanter. Phillips has ability to do certain things, and should watch his limitations. The joke about the. chevrons and the children is passable for some of the avenue crowds here-abouts, but In the neighborhoods on the road it will be resented. The joke has been printed, but in a different vein, Phillips putting on a raw edge,
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Variety, 53:13 (02/21/1919)